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The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa.
Many historians and political scientists use "Second Party System" to describe American politics between the mid-1820s until the mid-1850s. The system was demonstrated by rapidly rising levels of voter interest (with high election day turnouts), rallies, partisan newspapers, and high degrees of personal loyalty to parties.
Two political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, have dominated American politics since the American Civil War, although other parties have existed. There are major differences between the political system of the United States and that of many other developed countries, including:
Our position after nearly a century of successful constitutional government, maintenance of good faith in all our engagements, the avoidance of complications with other nations, and our consistent and amicable attitude toward the strong and weak alike furnish proof of a political disposition which renders professions of good will unnecessary.
Grover Cleveland becomes the 22nd president of the United States on March 4, 1885 Benjamin Harrison becomes the 23rd president of the United States on March 4, 1889 The Territory of Dakota is admitted to the Union as the State of North Dakota and the State of South Dakota (the 39th state and the 40th state) on November 2, 1889 [ 1 ]
A diagram of the political system of the United States. The full name of the republic is the "United States of America". No other name appears in the Constitution, and this is the name that appears on money, in treaties, and in legal cases to which the nation is a party. The terms "Government of the United States of America" or "United States ...
Upon taking the presidency, he replaced a large portion of federal officers, which Jackson's opponents criticized as filling the government with political allies, essentially creating a spoils system. [citation needed] Political opponents of Jackson, including the National Republicans, the Anti-Masonic Party, and anti-Jacksonian Democrats ...
December 7, 1885 New York 8th: Samuel S. Cox (D) Resigned May 20, 1885, after being appointed Minister to the Ottoman Empire: Timothy J. Campbell (D) November 3, 1885 Illinois 5th: Reuben Ellwood (R) Died July 1, 1885 Albert J. Hopkins (R) December 7, 1885 Wisconsin 5th: Joseph Rankin (D) Died January 24, 1886 Thomas R. Hudd (D) March 8, 1886 ...